Pelosi undermining Obama on debt talks, sez Ken Duberstein

[Enrique]

i say, go Nancy, "undermine" away! :bounce:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43547197

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded over the weekend that her caucus be at the debt talks table if they're expected to vote for any deal that the President makes. Ken Duberstein, former chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan and a supporter of President Obama in the

2008 election, says the President needs to become a more active participant in these debt discussions.

"If an agreement is to be reached the President has to get going and lead. Pelosi's unhelpful comments can impact Obama's flexibility in reaching a consensus that gets him more than 218 votes. While I'm dubious a grand compromise can be reached and gain congressional approval quickly, remember, congress always takes the path of least resistance and danger," Duberstein said.

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